Casino Lisboa reflected in the Wynn Casino & Hotel reflecting pool in Macau. Macau, a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China, is allowed its own governance and economic policy, surpassed Las Vegas in the US to become the world’s largest gambling center in 2006. Macao’s gambling revue was up 22 percent in 2006 to 6.95 billion dollars and attracted over 22 million visitors, mainly from China. (Photo by Rick Friedman/Corbis via Getty Images)